The Phillies continue to lead all MLB clubs in home attendance with 45,522 fans per game at Citizens Bank Park through Aug. 23, up 1.1% from the same period last year. The Pirates and Giants are seeing the biggest jumps at the gate among NL clubs, and are among only five MLB clubs seeing double-digit percentage gains at home. The Brewers also are seeing a healthy 6.5% jump at the gate while building a 10-game lead in the NL Central. The Dodgers are seeing the sharpest attendance drop in MLB, down 17.7% at Chavez Ravine. During their final season at Sun Life Stadium, the Marlins are tied for last among MLB clubs in terms of percent capacity for home games (46.8%). Listed below is NL attendance through Aug. 23, with comparisons to the same period last season. See yesterday's issue of THE DAILY for AL figures (THE DAILY).
| MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE ATTENDANCE THROUGH AUG. 23 |
| HOME TEAM | GMS | TOTAL | AVG. | % CAP. | PREV. | % +/- | GMS ('10) |
| Phillies | 66 | 3,004,451 | 45,522 | 104.3% | 45,016 | 1.1% | 62 |
| Giants | 61 | 2,555,285 | 41,890 | 99.9% | 37,374 | 12.1% | 61 |
| Cardinals | 61 | 2,316,665 | 37,978 | 86.4% | 40,977 | -7.3% | 64 |
| Cubs | 67 | 2,505,490 | 37,395 | 90.9% | 38,453 | -2.8% | 66 |
| Brewers | 63 | 2,325,982 | 36,920 | 88.1% | 34,676 | 6.5% | 62 |
| Dodgers | 65 | 2,396,935 | 36,876 | 65.8% | 44,796 | -17.7% | 66 |
| Rockies | 67 | 2,426,066 | 36,210 | 71.7% | 35,826 | 1.1% | 58 |
| Mets | 59 | 1,808,563 | 30,654 | 73.3% | 33,472 | -8.4% | 57 |
| Braves | 64 | 1,893,551 | 29,587 | 59.7% | 30,407 | -2.7% | 61 |
| Reds | 64 | 1,781,753 | 27,840 | 65.8% | 25,585 | 8.8% | 62 |
| Astros | 65 | 1,712,069 | 26,340 | 64.3% | 28,288 | -6.9% | 65 |
| Padres | 66 | 1,708,626 | 25,888 | 60.6% | 25,668 | 0.9% | 58 |
| Pirates | 66 | 1,664,875 | 25,225 | 65.8% | 20,292 | 24.3% | 64 |
| Nationals | 61 | 1,479,595 | 24,256 | 58.4% | 24,029 | 0.9% | 59 |
| D'Backs | 62 | 1,497,624 | 24,155 | 49.7% | 24,799 | -2.6% | 66 |
| Marlins* | 67 | 1,222,210 | 18,242 | 46.8% | 18,145 | 0.5% | 62 |
| NL TOTALS | 1,024 | 32,299,740 | 31,543 | 71.7% | 31,793 | -0.8% | 993 |
| MLB TOTALS | 1,916 | 58,042,992 | 30,294 | 69.9% | 30,293 | 0.0% | 1,865 |
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NOTES: Teams can exceed 100% capacity because of standing-room-only tickets. All attendance figures are based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or MLB. * = Includes three designated Marlins home games against the Mariners played at Safeco Field in June due to a U2 concert that took place at Sun Life Stadium.
